The influence of relationship status, mate seeking, and sex on intrasexual competition

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 493-512

  Fisher, Maryanne L ^a   Tran, Ulrich S ^b   Voracek, Martin ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Competitor derogation; Intrasexual competition; Mate selection; Physical attractiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649146318     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.148.4.493-512     Document Type: Article

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